Asylum Township, Pennsylvania
| Asylum Township, Pennsylvania | |
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| Township | |
The Susquehanna River near French Azilum
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 Map of Bradford County with Asylum Township highlighted |
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 Map of Bradford County, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bradford |
| Settled | 1793 |
| Incorporated | 1814 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.4 sq mi (68.4 km2) |
| • Land | 25.3 sq mi (65.6 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,058 |
| • Density | 42/sq mi (16.1/km2) |
Asylum Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2010 census. The town contains the historic site of French Azilum.
Asylum Township is located in southeastern Bradford County along the southwest side of the Susquehanna River. It is bordered by Terry Township to the southeast, Albany Township to the south, Monroe Township to the west, and Towanda Township to the northwest. Across the Susquehanna River are Wysox Township to the north, Standing Stone Township to the northeast, and Wyalusing Township to the east. There is a crossing of the Susquehanna at Asylum Township's northern end, where Pennsylvania Route 187 crosses from the unincorporated community of Macedonia into the unincorporated community of Wysox.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Asylum Township has a total area of 26.4 square miles (68.4 km2), of which 25.3 square miles (65.6 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), or 4.12%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,097 people, 417 households, and 319 families residing in the township. The population density was 42.8 people per square mile (16.5/km²). There were 501 housing units at an average density of 19.6/sq mi (7.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.09% White, 0.18% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.55% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
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